Wellington 500

New Zealand Wellington 500
Race Information
Venue Wellington Street Circuit
Number of times held 12
First held 1985
Last held 1996
Race Format
Race 1
Laps 15
Distance 50 km
Race 2
Laps 15
Distance 50 km
Race 3
Laps 15
Distance 50 km
Last Event (1996)
Overall Winner
Australia John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing
Race Winners
Australia John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing
Australia John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing
New Zealand Greg Murphy Holden Racing Team
Wellington Circuit Map 1987. Used For The Wellington 500 From 1987 to 1992.

The Wellington 500 was a 500 km (310 mi) street race for touring cars which took place at Wellington City in Wellington, New Zealand in the 1980s and 1990s. The 1987 event was a round of the 1987 World Touring Car Championship.

The final running of the race was in 1996, a non-championship sprint event for teams from the Australian Touring Car Championship.[1]

  1. ^ McGee, Richard (2020). The Wellington street races : The definitive history of New Zealand's iconic motorsport event. Auckland, New Zealand: Batemans Books. ISBN 9781988538334.

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